Lack Of Resources

This past summer our school invested a lot of money to improve the environment of Pomona High School. However, when our school started this year, the only improvement we saw were fences around the school. Why is spending money necessary, when we do not have the more crucial resources we need? We need books, pencils, supplies and electronics. By providing resources such as stationary the school will have a better environment to learn which will help improve our California State test results also. The main issue in our society is the lack of resources in our education. The lack of resources in our district has affected every student and their future.

            The lack of resources has affected the majority of our teachers by limiting the way they can teach. The teachers can not teach properly with the materials they can not provide. For example, they can not teach without the computer showing the students unlimited of other forms of technology or examples of the material being taught. The teachers now become more frustrated trying to teach a new topic.  As reflected in my interview with Mr. Carlos Aguirre, he stated that, “My students do not have the necessary resources and supplies for them to engage in the topic I am teaching. For example, it is very hard for me to explain certain types of topics in Science and in Math without the resources I need. However, if I had those resources, my students would understand the material more efficiently.” This interview made me realize that teachers really need materials to teach!

            The students set our future and without the certain types of materials, they can not learn properly. They do not fully understand the material being taught. Many students do not do their work due to them not being focused in school. As I interviewed one of my colleagues last week, Michelle Flores stated that it is very hard to learn when you have to share certain materials in the classroom. She also argued that she has to share certain type of worksheets to even do her home work.

                As I researched my topic, I found many statistics that support my claim. This statistic shows that 75% of the students do not learn the material fully being taught by their teacher.  Our Pomona Unified School district argued at a news paper article that  it has shown a decrease in high school graduation students due to the lack of resources that has caused many students not completing their work and not being able to graduate.  The lack of resources has affected all of my colleagues today, and we must do something to change this!